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We must ensure that more binding, durable, and enforceable fiscal rules go hand-in-hand with funding certainty for countries pursuing sound and sustainable economic policies. We need to keep pushing forward towards a comprehensive solution to the challenges of the eurozone.
Enda Kenny -
No politician in a European sense is happy with 26 million people unemployed. Nobody can be happy with 6 to 9 million young people unemployed. You have to give them hope and confidence and a sense of inspiration that the European process is actually about people, not about bureaucracy.
Enda Kenny
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I am perfectly clear in my mind and in my conscience in respect of freedom of religious principles and beliefs.
Enda Kenny -
I think - whether it's music, literature, sport, art, whatever you want - there's nobody who can stop us if we only apply ourselves with the singular objective of being the best in the world.
Enda Kenny -
One of the key drivers of Ireland's future is our balance of trade surplus.
Enda Kenny -
By far, the greatest contribution Ireland can make is to lead by example, by actively pursuing its own transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.
Enda Kenny -
Building on our strong track record of supporting developing countries, including in areas like climate justice, human rights, gender and education, Ireland recognises that vulnerable communities need very considerable assistance in adapting to climate change.
Enda Kenny -
Our common membership of the E.U. provided an important external context to the Irish and U.K. governments working together for peace. It should not be discounted lightly.
Enda Kenny
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Our revenue commissions are very happy and very clear that they showed no sweetheart deals and no preference for any company and never do and never have and never will.
Enda Kenny -
Rather than just saying, like, 'Your economy is the be all and end all,' I go back to my three roots that I've often said about this being best country for business, the best to raise a family in, and the best to grow old in with a sense of dignity and respect.
Enda Kenny -
For me, it is all about people having jobs, and that is why I make no apology for having focused relentlessly on employment and job creation.
Enda Kenny -
Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process.
Enda Kenny -
Public confidence in, and support for, the euro - and, indeed, the European Union - will ultimately be determined by how well we deliver on growth and jobs rather than on institutional wrangling and complex legal or technical negotiations.
Enda Kenny -
I am proud that Ireland is playing its part to drive an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at COP21.
Enda Kenny
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The Seanad question was one element of a process of change and reform to politics that government has been pursuing.
Enda Kenny -
People put dates on any kind of comment that you make.
Enda Kenny -
Ireland cannot become the collector general for the world. We can only tax on profits generated in the country here.
Enda Kenny -
Is assassination only justified if the target is a reactionary, anti-democratic, anti-human rights obscurantist like bin Laden?
Enda Kenny -
We need to work together towards a mutually beneficial solution for Ireland, the U.K., and for Europe.
Enda Kenny -
My job is to rectify the public finances and hand the country back to the people so they can really have a future, and that is what I will do.
Enda Kenny
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I would never accuse the Irish people of being in any way stupid.
Enda Kenny -
The U.K. and Ireland are like-minded on E.U. matters, and the process of working together in Brussels has built an immense store of knowledge, personal relationships, and trust between our governments.
Enda Kenny -
The decision of a majority of people in the United Kingdom to vote to leave the European Union is profoundly disappointing.
Enda Kenny -
I've often said it: that it is seen to be a place of energy, of excitement, of enthusiasm. That there's something about Ireland.
Enda Kenny